Spring-seat for vehicles



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v SPRING SEAT FOR VEHICLES, No. 412.628. Patented Oct. 8; 1889.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

CLARENCE M. KENDALL, OF SEWARD, PENNSYLVANIA.

SPRING-SEAT FOR VEHICLES.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 412,628, dated October8, 1889.

Application filed August 1'7, 1889. Serial No. 321,116. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, CLARENCE M. KENDALL, of Seward, in the county ofWestmoreland and State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new anduseful Improvements in Spring- Seats; and I do hereby declare thefollowing to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it pertains tomake and use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, whichform part of this specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in spring-seats; and it consistsin the combina-' tion of the seat with suitable springs which aresecured to the seat at their front ends and which have their rear endsto pass down through the body of the vehicle and catch under the rearaxle, as will be more fully described hereinafter.

The object of my invention is to support the seat upon springs whichhave their fulcra upon the bottom of the vehicle, which is intended tobe more or less elastic, and thus give to the seat a greater amount ofelasticity than can be derived from the springs alone.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a spring-seat which embodies myinvention. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the same.

A represents the bottom of the vehicle, which is intended to extend fromone axle to the other and to have any suitable amount of elasticity.Through opposite edges of this body and through its center are madeopenin gs through which the rear ends of the springs B are passed. Thesesprings consist of straight or slightly-curved strips, rods, or

- bars, of any suitable elastic material, and

upon the front ends of which the seat 0 is secured in any suitablemanner. The rear ends of the springs extend through the-bottom and aresecured to or catch under the under side of the rear axle in anysuitable manner.

The springs are here shown fastened to the body by means of set-screwsor clamping devices of any kind which serve to retain the springs inposition. When it is desired to remove the seat and the springs from thebody of the vehicle, it is only necessary to loosen the set-screws, andthen both springs and the seat can be removed. In replacing the seat andsprings it is only necessary to pass the By having the fulcrum of eachspring upon an elastic body the vibration or play of the body willincrease the amount of play or elasticity of the springs, and thus amuch greater amount of play is given to the seat than could be obtainedfrom the springs alone.

This seat is intended especially for vehicles Which are to be used overrough roads; but it is also equally adapted for light or heavy vehicleswhich are to be used upon ordinary roads.

Having thus described my invention, I claim 1 1. The combination of theseat, the springs upon which the seat is secured and the body havingsuitable openings through it, the rear ends of the springs being made toextend under or through the body and to catch against the axle,substantially as shown.

2. The combination of the elastic body provided with suitable openingsor perforations,

with the springs, and the seat which is secured to the front ends of thesprings, the body forming a fulcrum for each spring, substantially asdescribed.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CLARENCE M. KENDALL. Witnesses:

F. A. LEHMANN, J. M. LONGABAUGH.

